Rural parish · Cuenca, Ecuador
Checa, Cuenca
Discover Checa, a rural parish of Cuenca, with its local history, communities, landscape and practical map context.
Village plaza & mountain waters
Explore Checa
Find the plaza, mountain lookouts and the reservoirs above the parish. Numbers on the map match the list.
Explore the places below.
6 places
- 1Plaza de ChecaVisit
Start at the plaza beside Checa’s parish church.
- 2Iglesia de San Andrés de ChecaVisit
The parish church honours San Andrés in the centre of Checa.
- 3Camino al CieloOutdoors
A mountain lookout above Checa’s rural communities.
- 4ZhingllaVisit
A rural community in Checa’s hills.
- 5Embalse de ChanludOutdoors
A reservoir among the northern mountains of the Machángara basin.
- 6Embalse El LabradoOutdoors
A mountain reservoir shared by the highlands of Checa and Chiquintad.
Imagery: Cuenca · ESA · Copernicus. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Map sources
Jidcay, Checa and San Andrés
The parish's official history records two explanations for the name Checa: a memory of the Cañari leader Chica-Cápac and a later association with Archbishop Ignacio Checa y Barba. The same account describes San Andrés as the patron and names processions, village bands, fireworks, dances and community gatherings in the annual religious life. 1 3
Rivers, remains and walking routes
Checa's geographic profile names the Chulco, Machángara and Paluncay as its main watercourses. University research describes older stonework, Cañari-style structures and walls at Zhinglia; the municipality's rural route gives Checa a hiking identity and includes Cabañas Torres as a nature-based local experience. 2 3 4
PDFs and documents
PDF · 3
ACTUALIZACIÓN PLAN DE DESARROLLO Y ORDENAMIENTO TERRITORIAL CHECA 2019-2023
GAD Parroquial de Checa · 2020
Territorial diagnosis for Checa, including settlement, landscape and cultural context used in planning.
Open document
Government and further reading
Official source · 1
Datos Generales
GAD Parroquial de Checa
Official history of Checa/Jidcay, its foundation, name traditions, San Andrés festivities and neighboring parishes.
Visit sourceOfficial source · 2
Ubicación Geográfica
GAD Parroquial de Checa
Official location profile with Checa's northern Cuenca setting, boundaries and principal rivers.
Visit sourceOfficial source · 4
Rural Tourist Route: Sinincay – Chiquintad – Checa
Fundación Municipal Turismo para Cuenca / VisitCuenca · 2024
Municipal tourism route page presenting Cabañas Torres in Checa and nature-based activities in the rural circuit.
Visit sourceOfficial source · 5
Publicación dedicada a la parroquia Checa
Red de Bibliotecas Municipales de Cuenca
Municipal library catalog record for a Checa publication featuring natural beauty, social life and Cañari archaeological traces at Shinglia.
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Walks through this parish
- Cerro Zhinglla - cerro Cachaulo · CaminANTES Route 1
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